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Ape grabbing an awning (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

canopy

'awning' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'ape grabbing an' is the wordplay.
'ape' becomes 'copy' ('copy' can be a synonym of 'ape').
'grabbing' is an insertion indicator.
'copy' placed around 'an' is 'CANOPY'.

(Other definitions for canopy that I've seen before include "Cloth covering" , "Pay Con badly for the covering" , "Covering over four-poster, etc" , "Roof-like awning" , "tester" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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